Chad vs South Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Chad
4.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
3.83 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
200th
South Sudan rank
201st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Chad
  • South Sudan
01234196119922023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.04 people per square kilometre against 3.83 people per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 0.21 people per square kilometre.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Chad ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 201st of 215 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 2.74 people per square kilometre 3.22 people per square kilometre 0.4808 people per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 3.69 people per square kilometre 3.6 people per square kilometre 0.0947 people per square kilometre Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Chad or South Sudan?
Chad, at 4.04 people per square kilometre against 3.83 people per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Chad and South Sudan?
0.21 people per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Chad and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.